Seminary of the Southwest News
Message from the Rt. Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce on the Letter from the Bishops
My siblings at Seminary of the Southwest, I write to you today to let you
A Season of Leadership and Hope: Introducing Southwest’s Interim Dean and President
The Rt. Rev. Diane Jardine Bruce has joined Seminary of the Southwest as Interim Dean
Office of Armed Forces and Federal Ministries Invites Greater Engagement Across the Church
From The Episcopal Church Office of Armed Forces and Federal Ministries: The Office of Armed
Inaugural Dave Scheider Award Highlights 57th Blandy Lecture and Alumni Convocation
This past November, for the 57th consecutive year, the Blandy Lecture and Alumni Convocation gathered
The Rev. Steven Tomlinson, Ph.D. to Offer Closing Keynote at EPN 2026, Inviting Church Leaders to Imagine What Comes Next
The Episcopal Parish Network (EPN) 2026 gathering will conclude with a compelling keynote from the
Anglican Theological Review Highlights Roundtable on Anthony Baker’s Leaving Emmaus
The Fall 2025 issue of Anglican Theological Review (Vol. 107, No. 4) features a substantive
Seminary of the Southwest Appoints the Rt. Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce as Interim Dean and President
The Board of Trustees of Seminary of the Southwest (Southwest) is pleased to announce the
Southwest Strengthens Alumni Connections Across Different Dioceses
Alumni gather at Diocese of Northwest Texas Convention and Diocese of Texas Clergy Conference In
Orgullosamente Latinos: A Month of Celebration and Community at Southwest
From September 15 through October 15, Seminary of the Southwest marked Hispanic Heritage Month with
Expanding Access Through Play: Southwest Professors Spotlight Rural Mental Health Initiatives at National Conference
On October 9, a team from Seminary of the Southwest shared innovative work in play
Introducing Community Conversations from the Iona Collaborative: Tools for the Church in the Age of Exhaustion
Leading in a small or bi-vocational church can be both deeply rewarding and profoundly exhausting—and
Seminary of the Southwest Academic Dean Participates in Historic Vatican Events Honoring St. John Henry Newman
The Rev. Benjamin King, Ph.D., Academic Dean and Duncalf-Villavoso Professor of Church History at Seminary

Southwest Launches Dynamic New Logo Rooted in Tradition and Innovation
Seminary of the Southwest is excited to announce the creation of a new institutional logo

A New MDiv Curriculum for a Changing Church and World
By Dr. Scott Bader-Saye, Academic Dean This fall Seminary of the Southwest rolls out a

Continuing Education Opportunity Offered by Dr. Anthony Baker
Continuing Ed: Theology Reprise Looking for some theological conversation? Needing to walk through the big

Grand Opening for Harrison Library and New Learning Complex set for Fall
Seminary of the Southwest has announced the the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting event for

Dr. Awa Jangha releases book, ‘Mental Health Basics for Spiritual and Religious Leaders’
In June , Dr. Awa Jangha the Loise Henderson Wessendorff Associate Professor of Spiritual Integration in

The Rev. Erin Jean Warde Releases New Book
The Rev. Erin Jean Warde released a book, “Sober Spirituality: The Joy of a Mindful

Dr. Gustavo Bárcenas announced as new Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at Seminary of the Southwest
Southwest is proud to announce the hire of Dr. Gustavo Bárcenas as the newest faculty

Dean’s Leadership Chair named for Cynthia Briggs Kittredge Announced
Endowment fund named for Southwest’s Dean and President marks a decade of transformational leadership On

Dr. Claire Colombo wins Associated Church Press Award
Dr. Claire Miller Colombo, Southwest’s Assistant Professor of Writing, Theology, and the Arts and Director

Southwest Celebrates 72nd Commencement Exercises
On May 24, 2023, at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Austin, TX,

Mary Green Contributes Icons to Southwest
The Rev. Mary Green, an alumna from the Class of 1992, recently gifted Seminary of

Southwest’s Spiritual Integration in Counseling Scholars Contribute to Larger Counseling Conversations
Southwest’s Spiritual Integration in Counseling (SIC) Scholars prepared a display on “The Counseling Body: Exploring